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The California Native Welcomes Travelers to Mexico's Yucatan & Chiapas

The California Native, a Los Angeles-based international adventure-travel company, announces the launch of small-group tours to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and State of Chiapas. These small-group tours, featuring Mayan archeological attractions, are escorted by experienced bilingual guides from the United States. Group size is limited to a maximum of 16 persons for both the 7-day Mayan Adventure and the 13-day Mayan & Chiapas Adventure. Scheduled departures in 2008 are October 26 - November 7 for the 13-day tour and November 9 - 15 for the 7-day tour. Both trips conveniently begin and end in Cancun.

The Yucatan Peninsula is the homeland of the Mayan civilization whose mighty empire lasted over a thousand years before the arrival of European explorers. Small-group tours of this area include visits to these archeological sites: Tulum, Uxmal, Edzna, Ek Balam, and Chichen Itza. Matched with the quaint charm of the colonial cities Valladolid, Campeche and Merida, guests share a thorough look at Mexico's past and present. Guides are well-versed in the history and culture of these societies and enjoy pointing out the unique character of places off the beaten path.

Building onto the 7-day sights mentioned above, the 13-day tour adds the wonders of Mexico's Chiapas State. Here, along the border of Guatemala, the people of Chiapas wear traditional costumes, live in grass-roofed huts, and plant cornfields on near-vertical hillsides. Guests with The California Native journey to the mountain town of San Cristobal de las Casas, the villages of Tzotil & Tzetal Indians, swim at the magnificent Agua Azul falls, and travel by boat through the Canon del Sumidero before visiting the Mayan ruins at Palenque.

Travelers seeking independent arrangements may consider The California Native exclusive tours of Yucatan & Chiapas. On these tours, hotel reservations, most meals, bilingual drivers / guides, transportation, and entrance fees are provided at reasonable prices--leaving travelers free to explore at their own pace. For a free booklet describing these tours as well as other destinations, call The California Native at 800-926-1140.

For 25 years, The California Native has been leading adventurous people to exotic places all over the globe. Based on the success of escorted tours throughout Mexico's Copper Canyon, the company thought it necessary to also promote these regions of the Yucatan and Chiapas where Mayan ruins speckle the landscape between Caribbean beaches and inland jungles.